Sectional jewelry



Patented July 11, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT/OFFICE j SECTIONAL JEWELRY Virginia A. Mazurk, New YorlnNy Y. I 1 I Application March 4, 1947, Serial No. 732,229

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in jewelry articles and, more specifically, to sectional jewelry and to a new and improved linking system for sectional jewelry such as bracelets, necklaces, and the like.

One object of the present invention is the provision of a device of the character described which affords a sturdy, reliable, and durable linkage for ornamental chains and for all types of sectional jewelry.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a device of the character described which reduces the assembly cost and facilitates the manufacture of sectional jewelry.

Still another object of the present invention is the provision of a device of the character described which is of a highly attractive appearance, light in weight, and comparatively simple in construction.

With the foregoin and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangements of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed. 1

In the accompanying drawing the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawing Figure l is a fractional plan view of a preferred embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same; and

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing the numeral l denotes a. setting for a gem or for an ornamental plate 2.

According to the present invention, each piece of sectional jewelry consists of a plurality of settings I which are connected to one another by means of links 3 in the manner described hereinafter.

Each setting I comprises a pair of frame members 4 and 5 which have ledges 6 and I that are rectangular, as in the instance shown, or of any other suitable shape or design and adapted to encompassan ornamental plate 2 of glass or the like or a gem, when the members 4 and 5 are placed one upon the other with their ledges 6 and 1 adjacent each other, as may be seen in Figs. 2 and 3.

The upper narrow sides 8 and the lower narrow sides 9 of the members 4 and 5 are p eferably straight, as in the instance shown, and a pair of studs Ill, which are semi-circular in cross-section, are extended from each side 8 and from each side 9. The outer end portions I I of the studs I0 are preferably semi-spherical, and the studs III are located at the edges of the ledges 6 and I, so that they form cylindrical portions when the members 4 and 5 are placed one upon the other in the manner previously referred to and illustrated in the drawing.

The narrow sides I2 and I4 of the frame members 4 and 5 are preferably provided with ornaments I5, and the front sides It are preferably provided with ornamental perforations I1, through which the plates 2 or the like are visible.

The members 4 and 5 are held together by means of rings I8, which preferably are resilient split rings, engaging the studs I0 and being interposed thereon between the semi-spherical head portions II and the links 3.

The links 3 can be any suitable linking members. However, I prefer to make them as oblong members each of which consists of two parallel, straight portions 30 which are connected to each other by circular. outwardly bulging sections 3|.

When assembling a plurality of settings I and link members 3, so as to form a chain or the like, the straight portions 30 of the link member 3 are bent outwardly, so that the pintle portions I0 and II can be inserted therebetween; then the portions I 0 and II are shifted toward the end sections 3|, and the latter are pressed around the intle portions I0 and II in order to obtain the form of the link members 3 as shown in Fig. 2. In this way the distance between the portions 30 is smaller than the diameter of a pair of adjacent studs It, so that the latter cannot get out of place but will always be kept in spaced relation to the studs I 0 of the next following setting I, due to the fact that the sections 3i partially encircle the studs I0.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and different embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which as a matter of language might be said to fall therebetween.

Having thus fully described my said invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent in the United States is:

- 1. A piece of sectional jewelry comprising a plurality of settings each'of which consists of a pair of frame members adapted to hold a gem therebetween and having two parallel narrow outer sides from each of which extends a pair of studs which are semi-circular in cross-section and which have semi-spherical thickened extremi k. members onnecting the studs of'adjoining settings to one another, and a resilient split ring interposed between the semi-spherical; extremities of each adjacent pair of studs and a link member, all substantially as described.

2. A piece of sectional jewelry comprising, a,

plurality of settings each of which consists of a in cross-section and which have semi-spherical pair of frame members haidng rectangular ledges on opposite sides and being provided at opposite,

narrow sides with studs which are semi-circular extremities, a split ring engaging each adjacent pair of said studs for holding each pair of said frame members together so that their ledges form a chamber encompassing a plate placed between two frame members, and link members connecting said studs of the settings to one another, said split rings being interposed between said link members and the semi-spherical extremities of said studs all substantially as described.

VIRGINIA A. MAZURK.

REFERENCES CITED FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Switzerland Mar. 30, 1943 Number 

